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shell are exploring for gas in libya, as are bg. but libya has many suitors. the competition is growing fast. u.s. oil giant exxonmobil is now investing $97 million in exploration, and libya's national oil company has partnership deals with everyone from russia's gazprom to the italian giant eni to japanese firm nippon oil. analysts call libya the most exciting investment opportunity in the world with $50 billion of government contracts on offer over the next three years. yet, it is notoriously bureaucratic and controlled by one family. british businesses depend on the uk government to help them compete. >> this is where they do require political expertise. people who can help them navigate some the decisionmaking processes. open doors. arrange meetings. arrange visas. at all sorts of levels. so, yeah, clearly, british government and governments from other markets to -- from other countries can help business considerably. >> reporter: the relationship between uk plc and the government is close because in libya, it has to be. businesses will certainly be glad t
shell are exploring for gas in libya, as are bg. but libya has many suitors. the competition is growing fast. u.s. oil giant exxonmobil is now investing $97 million in exploration, and libya's national oil company has partnership deals with everyone from russia's gazprom to the italian giant eni to japanese firm nippon oil. analysts call libya the most exciting investment opportunity in the world with $50 billion of government contracts on offer over the next three years. yet, it is notoriously...
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we know where libya is under khaddafi today. and we know these people in ben ghazi have something better in mind that this regime nowlin pallipurath retsof thank you for bearing with me -- that this regime now. >> thank you for bearing with me while whethethere were problemsh your earpiece. coming up, developments against the former imf chief, domenick stress conn. -- dominique strauss-kahn. libya was responsible for about 2% of the world's oil production, but production has slumped since february when fighting began. although it could begin trickling out, experts say it will be years before i put this back to normal. >> since march this year, anti- gadhafi rebels have been trying to reopen oilfields as a top priority. despite their efforts, there has been significant damage to pipelines, oil fields, and storage facilities. this amateur footage shows an attacker perpetrated by pro- gaddafi loyalists. all production stopped as a result. some oil could flow within three weeks, but more meaningful production is likely to take much
we know where libya is under khaddafi today. and we know these people in ben ghazi have something better in mind that this regime nowlin pallipurath retsof thank you for bearing with me -- that this regime now. >> thank you for bearing with me while whethethere were problemsh your earpiece. coming up, developments against the former imf chief, domenick stress conn. -- dominique strauss-kahn. libya was responsible for about 2% of the world's oil production, but production has slumped since...
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and libya. business investment flowed into the oil-rich nation, bolstering the vast reserves that were the source of qaddafi's power. nearly 20 years before, robert macneil asked qaddafi if that grip could ever be broken. >> do you fear your regime may be ended by a coup? >> i am not afraid and it is not my regime. it's people are the regime. >> ifill: but a quarter century later, those very people took up arms against him, inspired by uprisings throughout the middle east and northern africa. >> we saw what happened in egypt and tunisia. last thursday, we came out to demonstrate and were attacked. police were shooting at us. our brothers and sisters are being killed. >> ifill: libya's uprising began in the eastern city of benghazi and though the rebels were emboldened, they were at first uncoordinated and often unarmed. with international support, that soon changed. qaddafi insisted he would never leave. >> ( translated ): moammar qaddafi is the glory. i have my gun, i have my rifle and i will f
and libya. business investment flowed into the oil-rich nation, bolstering the vast reserves that were the source of qaddafi's power. nearly 20 years before, robert macneil asked qaddafi if that grip could ever be broken. >> do you fear your regime may be ended by a coup? >> i am not afraid and it is not my regime. it's people are the regime. >> ifill: but a quarter century later, those very people took up arms against him, inspired by uprisings throughout the middle east and...
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in libya? >> whatever we do will be in conjunction with our nato allies. i think we will try to increase the assets, try to get them as much money as possible. i hope we do not make the same mistakes that we made in iraq. i think this has to be a coming together of all sides. saddam hussein's people were pushed aside and not allowed to function in the new government. there was all kinds of feelings of rejection and rivalry. we should not make the kind of mistakes. we should utilize the council's in the bringing of democracy to libya. >> the rebels have been supported by nato operations. that means that this will be a pro-western government that emerges out of the revolution? >> it should be pro-libya first and foremost. libya should be a country that respects international law. they should not do the things that gaddafi did. he was enlisted maker all over the region. -- he was a mischief maker all over the region. gaddafi was of the regime. his fall means the whole regime fell with them. all of
in libya? >> whatever we do will be in conjunction with our nato allies. i think we will try to increase the assets, try to get them as much money as possible. i hope we do not make the same mistakes that we made in iraq. i think this has to be a coming together of all sides. saddam hussein's people were pushed aside and not allowed to function in the new government. there was all kinds of feelings of rejection and rivalry. we should not make the kind of mistakes. we should utilize the...
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libya has enough of its own oil dollars, but mrs. clinton is offering technical assistance and expertise in order to help them rebuild their country, diversify their economy, and to help treat the wounded, which the libyans are very keen to get help. >> in spain the government and opposition has welcomed a statement from the basque separatist group eta declaring an end to a 40-year campaign of violence. previous declarations have been rejected by the prime minister. this is the first time eta has announced a definitive end to its armed struggle. our correspondent has told me the spanish government welcomes the news. >> it was an hour after the statement that the spanish prime minister went live on television talking about the triumph of democracy over terra, a triumph of law and reason over terror -- triumph of democracy over terror. he said that the memory of the dead will not be forgotten and the fight was won in their names. this has been a long process for the end of eta. security forces and police operations against the group ha
libya has enough of its own oil dollars, but mrs. clinton is offering technical assistance and expertise in order to help them rebuild their country, diversify their economy, and to help treat the wounded, which the libyans are very keen to get help. >> in spain the government and opposition has welcomed a statement from the basque separatist group eta declaring an end to a 40-year campaign of violence. previous declarations have been rejected by the prime minister. this is the first time...
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we did it on a small scale in libya. we did it in a cautious way. i'm not people, no arming of guerrillas. >> no garmin of levels? -- no arming of rebels? they are responsible for breaching the u.n. resolution. you are absolutely irresponsible. the u.n. resolutions are designed for a specific purpose, to intervene when there is a specific threat in real time. that was the case in benghazi. what it does not authorize is to settle scores. >> what is this talk about settling scores? >> britain -- one day, britain was serving gaddafi's enemies on a plate for torture. >> we will be talking about that later. settling of scores? >> britain was serving gaddafi's enemies on a plate to him for torture. then, they sent in troops to support them and lead them to victory. >> did this change the nature of the conflict? it was inconceivable that of britain, france, and those that supported them would allow this to be anything than what they sought. >> i think that britain should be congratulated for being a threat, for not arming the rebels. i think in the end, it
we did it on a small scale in libya. we did it in a cautious way. i'm not people, no arming of guerrillas. >> no garmin of levels? -- no arming of rebels? they are responsible for breaching the u.n. resolution. you are absolutely irresponsible. the u.n. resolutions are designed for a specific purpose, to intervene when there is a specific threat in real time. that was the case in benghazi. what it does not authorize is to settle scores. >> what is this talk about settling scores?...
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i have my gun, my rifle to fight for libya >> lehrer: then 27 years old, overthrew libya's king idriss in a bloodless coup. since then the eccentric son of a bedoin herdsman has periodically and flamboyantly appeared on the world stage, as he did monday night to prove he had not fled to south america. qaddafi has no official government function, but rules with an iron fist. and he has often been characterized as unstable. >> we read that you are mad. >> ( laughs ) >> you know those things have been printed. does it make you angry? >> ( translated ): of course, it irritates me. never the less, i consider or do believe a majority of ordinary people in the four corners of the globe do love me because they different vision of that of the official governments. >> lehrer: for many years, he was best known in the west as a principal backer of international terror, using libya's vast oil wealth to provide funds and training camps. qaddafi defended his actions and scolded washington in an interview on the "newshour" in 1981, after president reagan expelled libyan diplomats from the u.s. what ki
i have my gun, my rifle to fight for libya >> lehrer: then 27 years old, overthrew libya's king idriss in a bloodless coup. since then the eccentric son of a bedoin herdsman has periodically and flamboyantly appeared on the world stage, as he did monday night to prove he had not fled to south america. qaddafi has no official government function, but rules with an iron fist. and he has often been characterized as unstable. >> we read that you are mad. >> ( laughs ) >> you...
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." >> the battle for control of libya. demonstrators call for a surge in protests after friday prayers. colonel gaddafi tries to win over his people by raising wages and giving cash handouts. welcome to bbc news. our other main story. the ballot after the bailout. do any of the irish parties have the right recipe for recovery? and hope is dimming, but rescuers in new zealand continue to scour the rubble looking for earthquake survivors. >> the u.n. human right's council has been urged to use all means possible to stop muammar gaddafi's crackdown on protests in libya. the call came from the u.n. human rights commissioner. as the fighting continues across the country, colonel gaddafi has order cash handouts for every family in libya as he tries to cling on to power. later, the united nations security council will discuss possible sanctions including an armed embargo. in tripoli, protesters are being urged to take to the streets after friday prayers as they are in other parts of the arab world. let's get more now from david.
." >> the battle for control of libya. demonstrators call for a surge in protests after friday prayers. colonel gaddafi tries to win over his people by raising wages and giving cash handouts. welcome to bbc news. our other main story. the ballot after the bailout. do any of the irish parties have the right recipe for recovery? and hope is dimming, but rescuers in new zealand continue to scour the rubble looking for earthquake survivors. >> the u.n. human right's council has...
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and look at libya. libya is the other side of this. on the one hand you have these beautiful movement and on the other hand you have slaughter. that's the fear. couldn't forget the 43 years of of the lunacy of qaddafi where you had people that didn't pay the streets, didn't have a system and kept -- there's enormous fear of the country sending in chaos. >> bus it is more trouble than egypt and some of the places. there's also this: the palestinians and the wikileaks and all of that and the notion of somehow fay yod, the prime minister of the palestinian authority saying they're going to come to the security council to try to create a movement for the establishment of a palestinian state. what do you israelis think of that? >> they think it's a terrible idea. but i think again, there's -- >> >> rose: but they're encouraging fayoud in ra mall ato encourage in nation building. >> they are. >> they encourage it by beginning to be less restrict ifs. so on the one hand they want nation wilding and on the other hand they want to develop a sen
and look at libya. libya is the other side of this. on the one hand you have these beautiful movement and on the other hand you have slaughter. that's the fear. couldn't forget the 43 years of of the lunacy of qaddafi where you had people that didn't pay the streets, didn't have a system and kept -- there's enormous fear of the country sending in chaos. >> bus it is more trouble than egypt and some of the places. there's also this: the palestinians and the wikileaks and all of that and...
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, i mean, i've said this before, libya is a fantastically wealthy country. in the medium to long term, it doesn't need foreign aid. we keep saying what it needs is foreign expertise. but we know the e.u. will lift sanctions at six libyan ports, four oil companies. we've heard that france has given its approval to release more than $2 billion. so the moneys that we're seeing arriving and being released are really just to get the new authorities up and running. they've got to pay salaries. they need money for humanitarian needs, medication, medical, the medical infrastructure basically in the country. but on top of that, part of this meeting will also involve forensic accountants, investigators, lawyers, because they need to basically find where all of this wealth is. they have a sovereign wealth of about $140 billion, $150 billion somewhere out there in the world. they'll also be looking at these allegations and the possibility of the gaddafi regime who perhaps has been transferring money out of libya, transferring it abroad, so they've got to track all of th
, i mean, i've said this before, libya is a fantastically wealthy country. in the medium to long term, it doesn't need foreign aid. we keep saying what it needs is foreign expertise. but we know the e.u. will lift sanctions at six libyan ports, four oil companies. we've heard that france has given its approval to release more than $2 billion. so the moneys that we're seeing arriving and being released are really just to get the new authorities up and running. they've got to pay salaries. they...
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that was from libya. a court in london is expected to rule on whether the wikileaks founder julian assange should be extradited to sweden. two swedish women have accused him of rape and sexual molestation. he denies the allegations and has not yet been charged with any of those in sweden. have our correspondent david. it is unlikely that the court is going to decide on his immediate fate because whatever it comes up with is likely to be appealed again. >> that's right. both sides, there's a battery of lawyers on his side and the swedish government is represented by the prosecution, represented by the british legal authorities, will certainly appeal. if he wins, they would appeal. this is not about the big wedged of leaks that appeared last year or whether he is a rapist. what it is about is whether sweden has sufficient reason to charge him in sweden and that is being tested in the courts in london, a decision expected very shortly. >> it's a european arrest warrant, that's a mechanism they are using. >>
that was from libya. a court in london is expected to rule on whether the wikileaks founder julian assange should be extradited to sweden. two swedish women have accused him of rape and sexual molestation. he denies the allegations and has not yet been charged with any of those in sweden. have our correspondent david. it is unlikely that the court is going to decide on his immediate fate because whatever it comes up with is likely to be appealed again. >> that's right. both sides, there's...
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the people of libya? >> this is drawing a line under the gaddafi dictatorship. that dictatorship was over when tripoli fell to the anti gaddafi forces back in august when he was swept from the city. you still have places like a search, like bonnie what lead and they were holding out where gaddafi was fighting. -- you have places like sirte, like bani walid where they were holding out. libya has been a kind of limbo since august. now, they can get on psychologically with turning to the future, looking ahead. not looking back to the gaddafi era but trying to create this new framework for free and fair elections. this is a country that has not had free elections in living memory. there is an awful lot of work that needs to be done. they have to create a civil service, electoral machinery. this should be done under a relatively short space of time. they want to have elections by 2018. big challenges ahead, no doubt. this will be a huge cost of celebration and it might just be a formality. i expect huge celebr
the people of libya? >> this is drawing a line under the gaddafi dictatorship. that dictatorship was over when tripoli fell to the anti gaddafi forces back in august when he was swept from the city. you still have places like a search, like bonnie what lead and they were holding out where gaddafi was fighting. -- you have places like sirte, like bani walid where they were holding out. libya has been a kind of limbo since august. now, they can get on psychologically with turning to the...
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we will live and die for libya. we will live and die. >> welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. coming up later for you -- more footage of the terrifying massive earthquake that hit christ church in new zealand. 200 remain unaccounted for. and back where they met, britain's royal couple returned to university where their relationship began. the anti-government demonstrations in libya are getting closer to the capital. protesters took the streets of tripoli but were fired on by a government militia. one eyewitness described the scene as a massacre with the sky raining bullets. earlier, colonel gaddafi's son went on tv to say he and his father would never leave libya alive. we have this from the border. >> this is the man at the center of the storm blowing through libya, colonel gaddafi, live on state tv this afternoon. as defiant as ever. >> he called on the grounds to sing, dance, and be ready and to fight those who were against them. but the battle for libya
we will live and die for libya. we will live and die. >> welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. coming up later for you -- more footage of the terrifying massive earthquake that hit christ church in new zealand. 200 remain unaccounted for. and back where they met, britain's royal couple returned to university where their relationship began. the anti-government demonstrations in libya are getting closer to the capital....
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from eastern libya. the rebel advance was so rapid over the weekend, now appears to be slowing down even halted. they reached a town but didn't get much further. they had been attacked by pro-gaddafi loyalists in pickup trucks firing machine guns at them. firing at them. gaddafi forces attacked rebels along the beach. rebels are still trying to get towards they are well short at the moment. meanwhile, as the fighting goes on on the ground, there will be lots of talking, because world leaders will be gathering to speak about the gaddafi regime. president obama has appeared on american television selling that libya will not become another iraq. >> the president of the united states. >> the critics say his libyan policy has been confused and short on leadership. this was the prime time presidential response. >> in this particular country, libya, at this particular moment. we were faced with violence on an horrific scale, and tonight i can report we have stopped gaddafi's deadly advance. >> he said cruise mi
from eastern libya. the rebel advance was so rapid over the weekend, now appears to be slowing down even halted. they reached a town but didn't get much further. they had been attacked by pro-gaddafi loyalists in pickup trucks firing machine guns at them. firing at them. gaddafi forces attacked rebels along the beach. rebels are still trying to get towards they are well short at the moment. meanwhile, as the fighting goes on on the ground, there will be lots of talking, because world leaders...
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i think what he is asking for libya in libya is asking for a democratic system which would, in fact, when you think about it, will be the nucleus for the system. i look forward to seeing more regimes, africa, topple like qaddafi and people coming to power. tavis: i hear your response but what i'm asking you is what role now specifically should the u.s. play in the coming months and years to help bring about what you just suggested you would like to see? >> well, first of all, what i really went to america to see america do is divide the guidance from the administration, the constitution, the framework. perhaps what we can do here, we can avoid some of the pitfalls that america is facing right now. ok? this is the perfect time to do it. that we can learn from america's experience. we would like to see some good american constitutional lawyers and think to help libya in developing that. developing a decent police force that respects the rights of the people. respects the people. we need to develop a strong military well trained and professional. protect the state. all of these america
i think what he is asking for libya in libya is asking for a democratic system which would, in fact, when you think about it, will be the nucleus for the system. i look forward to seeing more regimes, africa, topple like qaddafi and people coming to power. tavis: i hear your response but what i'm asking you is what role now specifically should the u.s. play in the coming months and years to help bring about what you just suggested you would like to see? >> well, first of all, what i...
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libya. >> the canadians have already said they think they will and their military involvement in the next couple of weeks. nato is meeting tomorrow in brussels. do you think it is time for the international community to step back from its military involvement? >> i have visited there and care about the mission, but am not privy to all the military information. the military experts need to decide the role played in the no-fly zone and to protect civilians. what i am seeing is that the elements of the good of the loyalists have been crushed. one of the things we picked up when we were there is they wanted the no-fly zone to be lifted. they did want transit. they wanted to get back to a sense of normalcy. they wanted to go from a no-fly zone to a pro-fly zone. i hope we are transitioning towards that. >> a couple of weeks ago, you describe yourself as cautiously optimistic about the future of libya. is that how you feel today? >> remember, the rebels have been based out of benghazi. they have n
libya. >> the canadians have already said they think they will and their military involvement in the next couple of weeks. nato is meeting tomorrow in brussels. do you think it is time for the international community to step back from its military involvement? >> i have visited there and care about the mission, but am not privy to all the military information. the military experts need to decide the role played in the no-fly zone and to protect civilians. what i am seeing is that...
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take libya. eastern libya, which was pretty much just liberated, that is the site of the first post world war one major genocide. italy, in that case. we may not remember it. they do. and there's a long history since would england and france. for the powerful, they have history. the victims do not have that luxury. >> so what do we do, just do nothing? >> we're not asking to do anything. most have been asked to stay away. just read what has been said. mostly stay away. you have enough blood on your hands already. what tothe question of do, and that is not up to us. we're not the only ones in the world. brazil, for example, is a respected country. so is a turkey. >> professor, thank you. >> a u.s. congressman has begun hearings the capitol hill to the extent of radicalization among american muslims. congressman peter king believes during american citizens to commit a tax is part of al qaeda's strategy. he encourages what is called moderate leadership of his critics say he is presiding over a witch
take libya. eastern libya, which was pretty much just liberated, that is the site of the first post world war one major genocide. italy, in that case. we may not remember it. they do. and there's a long history since would england and france. for the powerful, they have history. the victims do not have that luxury. >> so what do we do, just do nothing? >> we're not asking to do anything. most have been asked to stay away. just read what has been said. mostly stay away. you have...
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who knows what will happen next in libya. it's a long and uncertain road to democracy and the rule of law. there's still fighting in tripoli and other cities, but today is a day in the history of this country like none other. >> brown: i talked with lindsey hilsum from tripoli after she filed that report. lindsey hilsum, thanks for talking to us. it's nighttime there now. what's the situation? is fighting continuing. >> yes, i understand it is in the center around the compound which is colonel qaddafi's compound although we don't think he's there. and the hotel which is where many were trapped. i am in the west of the city in a quiet area. all i can hear is a little bit of gun fire and the sound of nato planes overhead. in other parts of the city it's extremely dangerous, violent and volatile tonight. i have just heard a couple of bangs even as i'm speaking to you. >> brown: you mentioneded ka gaffey. is there any better sense of his whereabouts even if he's in fact still in the country. >> not really. i asked one man today w
who knows what will happen next in libya. it's a long and uncertain road to democracy and the rule of law. there's still fighting in tripoli and other cities, but today is a day in the history of this country like none other. >> brown: i talked with lindsey hilsum from tripoli after she filed that report. lindsey hilsum, thanks for talking to us. it's nighttime there now. what's the situation? is fighting continuing. >> yes, i understand it is in the center around the compound which...
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fighting intensified in libya today. militias loyal to moammar qadaffi opened fire on rebels in tripoli and he called on his supporters to prepare to defend libya. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get reports from libya's capital where thousands demanded qaddafi's ouster and from benghazi where the revolt began. >> lehrer: and hari sreenivasan talks to activists in libya and here in the u.s. who are in touch with the protesters. >> woodruff: then, we examine the state of the states with two governors-- indiana republican mitch daniels and montana democrat brian schweitzer. >> lehrer: and mark shields and david brooks offer their weekly analysis. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable energy. >> ...renewable energy is vital to our planet. >> you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. >> i think it's going to work an a big scale. only,
fighting intensified in libya today. militias loyal to moammar qadaffi opened fire on rebels in tripoli and he called on his supporters to prepare to defend libya. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get reports from libya's capital where thousands demanded qaddafi's ouster and from benghazi where the revolt began. >> lehrer: and hari sreenivasan talks to activists in libya and here in the u.s. who are in touch with the protesters. >>...
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in libya, most of them were jailed. diplomatic cables from 2008 released by wikileaks revealed that the united states remain concerned about the spread out exceed -- extremism in eastern libya. this is described as a wellspring of aren't fighters going to iraq. -- foreign fighters going to iraq. it is only and medium-size town of about 80,000 people. i'd been invited to speak to the head of one of the most respected families here. almost all of the suns have been in jail at one time or another by gaddafi. that is what he does not want to be identified on camera. >> gaddafi says that there are extremists here, that if the uprising were successful throughout the country, libya itself might be run by extremists. >> it is his opinion, but it is not true. the country will not be held by extremists. it will be run by moderates. mubarak said it in egypt. they said, if we are not in charge, extremists will take over. but they fell and their governments will fall, too. >> some say he start the town known for its rebellious spiri
in libya, most of them were jailed. diplomatic cables from 2008 released by wikileaks revealed that the united states remain concerned about the spread out exceed -- extremism in eastern libya. this is described as a wellspring of aren't fighters going to iraq. -- foreign fighters going to iraq. it is only and medium-size town of about 80,000 people. i'd been invited to speak to the head of one of the most respected families here. almost all of the suns have been in jail at one time or another...
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for now, the fighting in libya continues. rebels battling colonel gaddafi's forces outside the city of misrat a. >> we're on the front line now. we don't need any help because we're ready to defeat gaddafi and his forces, his supporters and his sons. >> maybe they're right. maybe not. no one really knows when or how this conflict will end. daniel griffiths, bbc news. >> for more, let's speak to imogen foulings, who joins us from libya. let's start on the rape allegations. on what evidence is this base, imogen? >> what the report from the human rights experts who actually went to libya says is that they received numerous reports of rape. however, they are not able to verify them. we have very good veens. any form of sexual assault does carry a certain stigma to it. sexual relations outside marriage in libya are punishable by nothinging, and they suggest that this is a reason why people, women who allege these attacks may not want to follow it through the full due process of the law. there's also what the report terms speculati
for now, the fighting in libya continues. rebels battling colonel gaddafi's forces outside the city of misrat a. >> we're on the front line now. we don't need any help because we're ready to defeat gaddafi and his forces, his supporters and his sons. >> maybe they're right. maybe not. no one really knows when or how this conflict will end. daniel griffiths, bbc news. >> for more, let's speak to imogen foulings, who joins us from libya. let's start on the rape allegations. on...
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in libya, there's a complete exorcising of this regime. but what ali was talking about and all of the others, this exorcising is liable to create a vacuum. my suggestion to the libyan leadership and those who have complete away from gaddafi, to really start talking seriously about what is the form of the provisional government that will take place. we want a council that is civilian and military. immediately set up the option and not wait for the moment when gaddafi is not there and we have no idea what is going to happen. i think that the libyan military, as weak as it is, will still to have play a role. but i think this is only a matter of days and no longer before his apparatus flees or somehow disappes from the scene. >> rose: it could happen in two or three days? >> i would think not. >> things are fluid now. the region, i would think, would continue longer. i think in a real sense the legitimacy is over for the regime. but there are a number of things that are messing, like, for example, we know that a lot of people are defecting. i
in libya, there's a complete exorcising of this regime. but what ali was talking about and all of the others, this exorcising is liable to create a vacuum. my suggestion to the libyan leadership and those who have complete away from gaddafi, to really start talking seriously about what is the form of the provisional government that will take place. we want a council that is civilian and military. immediately set up the option and not wait for the moment when gaddafi is not there and we have no...
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libya committee. his decision to recognize the npc was seen as risky. he will now feel vindicated. >> yes, i think the prime minister will feel vindicated. there is no sense of triumphalism coming from him. the latest is that david cameron will give a statement after 10:30, before 11:00. we will be able to hear from the horse's mouth. sources are saying there is no sense of complacency this morning, having witnessed what went on in tripoli overnight. the president -- the prime minister wants others to acknowledge said there was skepticism when the military campaign began a few weeks ago. his view, his perspective has prevailed. in terms of the national security council, the prime minister and the defense secretary, the home office, and jerry brown, and andrew mitchell, the secretary of state, possibly the most important man at the table, the meeting went on for an hour. the upshot of it is that downing street saying that they believe the vast majority of tripoli is under the control of rebel forces. t
libya committee. his decision to recognize the npc was seen as risky. he will now feel vindicated. >> yes, i think the prime minister will feel vindicated. there is no sense of triumphalism coming from him. the latest is that david cameron will give a statement after 10:30, before 11:00. we will be able to hear from the horse's mouth. sources are saying there is no sense of complacency this morning, having witnessed what went on in tripoli overnight. the president -- the prime minister...
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libya is a tribal country and maybe forever? the world is moving even in libya. i want to give you a little information. in the national council of transition you have 11 known members and 20 unknown members. do you know why they are unknown? because they precisely belong to what you call the tribes of qaddafi. the tribe of qaddafi himself, it would have members of the rebel i don't know shadow belonging to the tribe of qaddafi and you have 18 others... >> can i... >> wait a minute. who are kept secret for security reasons because they believe to these tribes. libya is changing. you have a wind of... little wind, maybe. there will be some counter wind probably but a wind of liberty, of freedom, of citizenship, whatever. i believe that there is real... we were completely convinced that the arab world was stuck into authority and condemned to know democracy. they are giving us a great lesson, a lesson of values which we thought being only ours and we should be happy you and me. the three of us together at that. >> rose: let's go back to ben for a closing. >> is thi
libya is a tribal country and maybe forever? the world is moving even in libya. i want to give you a little information. in the national council of transition you have 11 known members and 20 unknown members. do you know why they are unknown? because they precisely belong to what you call the tribes of qaddafi. the tribe of qaddafi himself, it would have members of the rebel i don't know shadow belonging to the tribe of qaddafi and you have 18 others... >> can i... >> wait a minute....
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it was extremely active diplomatically in libya. secretary clinton worked very hard to help keep the various coalitions together, not only within nato, but with qatar and u.a.e. and similarly here, we've been out front imposing sanctions, pushing the europeans to compose sanctions, pushing others on the security council. again, what we want here is for this to be on the model much more of tunisia and egypt, where protests of these extraordinarily brave people ultimately create the situation in which the government has to go. >> i think the significant phrase that you used was ultimately. this will take time. he's got himself in quite a strong position. but fundamentally, he's in a weak position. fundamentally, he cannot command the loyalty of the majority of syrians. arer but he has iran behind him. and nobody wants to anger iran. what do you make of this idea of a manufactured regional war with israel to die vert attention? >> i don't think that's at all likely. he's got a problem. he's not handling it well. that problem may ultima
it was extremely active diplomatically in libya. secretary clinton worked very hard to help keep the various coalitions together, not only within nato, but with qatar and u.a.e. and similarly here, we've been out front imposing sanctions, pushing the europeans to compose sanctions, pushing others on the security council. again, what we want here is for this to be on the model much more of tunisia and egypt, where protests of these extraordinarily brave people ultimately create the situation in...
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. >> libya cannot concur -- cannot surrender. we are not women. we cannot give in. >> colonel gaddafi takes to the airways, bowling the fight is far from over. in paris, the international community to others to chart libyas future without gaddafi at the helm. a toxic legacy of 9/11. the health of some new yorkers is still in jeopardy. >> the american government now believes it triggered what it calls chronic illnesses in thousands of people, a toxic legacy from a nightmare day. >> solving a mystery 100 years later. thanks to some high-tech help, we now know what happened to ned kelly, an infamous folk hero. welcome to our viewers in america and around the globe. on the day libya's new leaders for at an international conference in paris, trying to track the country's future, there was a stark reminder of the past. colonel gaddafi issued a call to let libya be engulfed in flames, and fouled the bottle -- the battle is not over. chris morris is in paris, where leaders have just spoken about their plans for libya's future. give us the latest. >> this
. >> libya cannot concur -- cannot surrender. we are not women. we cannot give in. >> colonel gaddafi takes to the airways, bowling the fight is far from over. in paris, the international community to others to chart libyas future without gaddafi at the helm. a toxic legacy of 9/11. the health of some new yorkers is still in jeopardy. >> the american government now believes it triggered what it calls chronic illnesses in thousands of people, a toxic legacy from a nightmare...
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now he has returned. >> of the skies of libya, nato is taking sole command -- above the skies of libya, nato is taking so command of them. today, the rebels in libya has suffered another setback. after making significant gains over the weekend, it is forced to retreat. firing continues to mizrata. >> trying to recover lost ground, the rebels set off again could they know the enemy is lying in wait. they learned that the hard way. so, this time, the approach was more cautious, scanning for hidden traps and standing -- and sending patrols into the desert to protect the evidence. within minutes, they were firing rockets. but gaddafi supporters were hitting hard with mortars. this unequal battle was over fast. once again come of the rebels are having to make a hasty retreat. they did i get very far forward. just ahead, there were hit with incoming fire. now have had to push back once again. soon, the casualties were coming out. doctors say the rebels have lost 40 men here in the past two weeks. >> we have made mistakes, said abdallah. we are fighting for freedom. there's no control, no pla
now he has returned. >> of the skies of libya, nato is taking sole command -- above the skies of libya, nato is taking so command of them. today, the rebels in libya has suffered another setback. after making significant gains over the weekend, it is forced to retreat. firing continues to mizrata. >> trying to recover lost ground, the rebels set off again could they know the enemy is lying in wait. they learned that the hard way. so, this time, the approach was more cautious,...
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can't get into libya. most international news organizations can't get in, can't supplement any presence they may have on the ground. we know how difficult it is to get independent information out of the country. but it's very clear, i think, that the regime has reached some sort of tipping point. so although he may be optimistic as he would be, of course, his optimism may not be unfounded, frankly, because we've seen all sorts of indications, not least reports that a government building in tripoli is on fire. the people's hall, ironic building located with the green revolution, the so-called political leadership by the masses, if that's true, it indicates that, frankly, central government has lost a large amount of its grip on power. >> and from what you know of people in tripoli and around the country, are they going to be swayed by that television address, bizarre television address by colonel qaddafi's son? >> well, we shouldn't second-guess them, but i would have thought they would have read it the way
can't get into libya. most international news organizations can't get in, can't supplement any presence they may have on the ground. we know how difficult it is to get independent information out of the country. but it's very clear, i think, that the regime has reached some sort of tipping point. so although he may be optimistic as he would be, of course, his optimism may not be unfounded, frankly, because we've seen all sorts of indications, not least reports that a government building in...
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especially libya. the country is grateful for our assistance but they still need more assistance. >> chris' message would have been do not waiver. that's the one thing he would have wanted more than anything, that this commitment to try to help stabilize fragile democracies is really what he had devoted his life to. and that-- the challenge now is to instill the rule of law and help them, not only find those who perpetrated, but to bring them to justice in fair trials and to be a contrast to, for example, the execution of muammar gaddafi but put them in on trial in ways these are new democracies committed to the principles of law and order. >> ifill: that's what we'll be watching for next. robin wright, frank wehrey, thank you both very much. >> woodruff: coming up, we'll look at how libyan developments were drawn into the presidential campaign. also ahead: unveiling the iphone 5; spraying herbicides in oregon's forests; and counting poor and uninsured americans. but first, the other news of the day. h
especially libya. the country is grateful for our assistance but they still need more assistance. >> chris' message would have been do not waiver. that's the one thing he would have wanted more than anything, that this commitment to try to help stabilize fragile democracies is really what he had devoted his life to. and that-- the challenge now is to instill the rule of law and help them, not only find those who perpetrated, but to bring them to justice in fair trials and to be a contrast...
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the leader of libya, muammar gadhafi is the standing his ground. in an interview with the bbc has denied there is wide opposition to his role. the european union agreed to sanctions against his regime today. the western world is discussing ways to persuade him to step down. almost a week since the earthquake amid such terrible damage in christchurch, new zealand. it now looks like parts of the city may be off limits for months. as funerals were held for some of the victims, experts said that possibly one-third of of buildings they have to be raised to the ground. -- may have to be razed to the ground. >> imagine the feeling of terror act as the earth beneath you begins to shake. peter simmons knows all too well what it is like. he was in a cinema with his wife when the earthquake struck, bringing the building down around him. >> i was wedged, fairly tightly wedged under the seats in front. the seat had collapsed and all gone down. my wife managed to get to her feet and she went out to try to find somebody to help because i could not move. i was wed
the leader of libya, muammar gadhafi is the standing his ground. in an interview with the bbc has denied there is wide opposition to his role. the european union agreed to sanctions against his regime today. the western world is discussing ways to persuade him to step down. almost a week since the earthquake amid such terrible damage in christchurch, new zealand. it now looks like parts of the city may be off limits for months. as funerals were held for some of the victims, experts said that...
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while libya and not syria? what is the rationale? >> first of all, i strongly condemn the brutality of the security forces in syria. the only way forward is to accommodate the legitimate demands of the syrian people. having said that, the difference between libya and syria is that's the un security council has requested us to take action to protect civilians in libya. we have a clear un mandate and in addition to that, we have clear support from countries in the region. this is the reason we are in libya. >> thank you for joining us. >> your welcome. >> in syria, the government shows no sign of backing down in the face of those protests. the syrian army has reportedly shelled residential areas and it sent them into attacked demonstrators. the brutal crackdown a vote comparisons with the draconian 40-year rule of the current president's father. journalists are banned from reported inside syria. so we have this report from lebanon. >> the natives -- the latest flare-up several days and to a harsh crackdown by troops and tanks on syria'
while libya and not syria? what is the rationale? >> first of all, i strongly condemn the brutality of the security forces in syria. the only way forward is to accommodate the legitimate demands of the syrian people. having said that, the difference between libya and syria is that's the un security council has requested us to take action to protect civilians in libya. we have a clear un mandate and in addition to that, we have clear support from countries in the region. this is the reason...
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he'd rather send libya into hell than surrender. libya's new leadership has promised a swift transition to democracy. let's now speak to the bbc's ben brown. >> welcome from tripoli. we're in martha's square, or just overlooking martha's square. this used to be green square under the gaddafi regime, but now it's been reclaimed by the anti-gaddafi opposition and renamed martha's square. it's empty now, but in the next couple of hours, it's going to be absolutely packed. they're going to have friday prayers here at the end of the festival, marking the end of ramadan, the very holy festival, which is the first time that people in tripoli have been able to celebrate eve freely since the fall of the dictatorship of 42 years of colonel gaddafi. gaddafi himself issued a couple of reports yesterday warning of a long guerrilla war of resistance, saying that his supporters should get ready to fight the occupation, he said, we will burn the ground under their feet. well, meanwhile, leaders of the national transitional council have had their su
he'd rather send libya into hell than surrender. libya's new leadership has promised a swift transition to democracy. let's now speak to the bbc's ben brown. >> welcome from tripoli. we're in martha's square, or just overlooking martha's square. this used to be green square under the gaddafi regime, but now it's been reclaimed by the anti-gaddafi opposition and renamed martha's square. it's empty now, but in the next couple of hours, it's going to be absolutely packed. they're going to...
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, the assault on libya. >> libya at this particular moment, we were faced with the prospect of violence on a horrific scale. we had a unique ability to stop that violence, an international mandate for action, a broad coalition prepared to join us, the support of arab countries and a plea for help from the libyan people themselves. we also have the ability to stop qaddafi's forces in their tracks without putting american troops on the ground. >> to brush aside america's responsibility as a leader and more profoundly our responsibilities to our fellow human beings under such circumstances would have been a betrayal of who we are. some nations may be able to turn a blind eye to atrocities in other countries. the united states of america is different. and as president, i refuse to wait for the images of slaughter and mass graves before taking action. >> he also said that america should take a multilateral approach when it is not directly threatened but its interests and values are. >> we should not be afraid to act but the burden of action should not be america's alone. >> as we have in lib
, the assault on libya. >> libya at this particular moment, we were faced with the prospect of violence on a horrific scale. we had a unique ability to stop that violence, an international mandate for action, a broad coalition prepared to join us, the support of arab countries and a plea for help from the libyan people themselves. we also have the ability to stop qaddafi's forces in their tracks without putting american troops on the ground. >> to brush aside america's...
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does not want libya to end up a failed state. >> one of our biggest concerns is libya descending into chaos and becoming a giant somalia. it's-- right now not something that we see in the offing but, many of the al qaeda activists in afghanistan and later in iraq came from libya and came from eastern libya, which is now the so-called free area of libya. >> woodruff: arab league foreign ministers said today they would consider imposing their own no- fly zone over libya. they met in cairo and agreed to consult with the african union on which steps to take. >> warner: for more on how the discussion over a no fly zone is evolving inside the administration and the military, we go to mark thompson, the military affairs correspondent and deputy washington bureau chief for "time" magazine. mark, welcome back. so we saw the outlines of a debate right there on the hill today. secretary clinton said the no-fly zone is under "active consideration" and then you saw secretary gates saying "not a simple matter." how much of a debate is there? >> well, as so often happens in these issues, margaret, t
does not want libya to end up a failed state. >> one of our biggest concerns is libya descending into chaos and becoming a giant somalia. it's-- right now not something that we see in the offing but, many of the al qaeda activists in afghanistan and later in iraq came from libya and came from eastern libya, which is now the so-called free area of libya. >> woodruff: arab league foreign ministers said today they would consider imposing their own no- fly zone over libya. they met in...
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martin geissler filed this report from eastern libya. >> reporter: east libya's celebrations have been short lived. try telling this man the war is over. totally distraught he drove his comrade from the battlefield. on the road out of benghazi qaddafi's tanks are still burning, but the air strike here didn't kill his fight completely. we stopped at a check point. rebels brought more wounded from the front. the call for support. this man told me his convoy had been hit by artillery. his three brothers and a cousin had been killed. as the wounded come back, there is no shortage of volunteers to replace them. this is where the road stops. we've been told that qaddafi's troops have a tank on the gates of the town about ten kilometers from here and it's firing on anything coming towards it. it's a sharp reminder to these rebels, if one were needed, that their fight is far from won. heading back to benghazi we passed a tourist attraction. hundreds have flocked from the city to see what remains of one government artillery division. celebratory gun fire rattled all around but there was anger t
martin geissler filed this report from eastern libya. >> reporter: east libya's celebrations have been short lived. try telling this man the war is over. totally distraught he drove his comrade from the battlefield. on the road out of benghazi qaddafi's tanks are still burning, but the air strike here didn't kill his fight completely. we stopped at a check point. rebels brought more wounded from the front. the call for support. this man told me his convoy had been hit by artillery. his...
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we're concerned about the situation in libya. that's why we took the steps we did from day one as related to the president's courageous and bold, frankly, decision to lead the international community in the effort we did earlier this spring. as it relates to precisely what happened yesterday, we're still getting some of the details. we're waiting to hear additional details from nato. but i'm not going to get ahead of those facts right now and announce any particular decisions from the administration, margaret. >> warner: deputy national security adviser denis mcdonough. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: still to come on the newshour: libya after qaddafi's death; shields and brooks; and nations still reeling from the financial crisis. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: qaddafi's death also empowered anti-government protesters across syria today. demonstrators filled the streets of homs and other areas after friday prayers. they shouted slogans warning syrian president bashar ass
we're concerned about the situation in libya. that's why we took the steps we did from day one as related to the president's courageous and bold, frankly, decision to lead the international community in the effort we did earlier this spring. as it relates to precisely what happened yesterday, we're still getting some of the details. we're waiting to hear additional details from nato. but i'm not going to get ahead of those facts right now and announce any particular decisions from the...
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another told us that might be libya's support colonel gaddafi. but all of this -- all this egyptian family care about is getting out of libya and getting out as fast as they can. this man, his wife, and children had just led because of the fighting in their town, and they say they will never go back. >> just a reminder, for all the latest news on the situation in libya, do go to our website. you will find live minute by the coverage, it treats, and analysis from across the region -- minute by minute coverage, tweets, and analysis from across the region. the only christian minister in the cabinet has been shot dead. asked a recording to be sent to the bbc in the event of his death. he had been calling for changes in the country's blasphemy laws and have been in the spotlight since november. from islamabad, orla guerin sent this. >> a hail of bullets in broad daylight claimed the life of government minister. he dared to challenge pakistans controversial blasphemy laws. that is when the taliban came for him. there was no one to stop them. >> after t
another told us that might be libya's support colonel gaddafi. but all of this -- all this egyptian family care about is getting out of libya and getting out as fast as they can. this man, his wife, and children had just led because of the fighting in their town, and they say they will never go back. >> just a reminder, for all the latest news on the situation in libya, do go to our website. you will find live minute by the coverage, it treats, and analysis from across the region --...
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what happens in libya stays in libya. libya was a very unusual circumstance. small crinlt. incompetent army. incompetent rebels. that's one reason this took so long. >> and what started as a humanitarian crisis. gwen: which didn't happen. >> close to europe. britain and france got exorcised about it. arab league approved it. the security council approved it. none of this has happened but it does set up a future dilemma for the obama administration. having said we are willing to commit limited force in a multilateral way if a humanitarian disaster is going to happen, well, what happens if the syrian government says we're finally going to move on homs and -- >> and you have what appears to be a humanitarian -- >> exactly. >> and mrs. clinton said again, every place is different. we'll have to make an individual decision. >> but it does set a precedent. >> it does. a half precedent. >> does the success of this suggest to the administration that there may be some ways to deal with those other three that they haven't been prepared to do up to now? >> well, i think certainly they
what happens in libya stays in libya. libya was a very unusual circumstance. small crinlt. incompetent army. incompetent rebels. that's one reason this took so long. >> and what started as a humanitarian crisis. gwen: which didn't happen. >> close to europe. britain and france got exorcised about it. arab league approved it. the security council approved it. none of this has happened but it does set up a future dilemma for the obama administration. having said we are willing to...
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forces to the operations in libya. congress would like their message stops their voices to be heard. he needs to come to congress and explain this operation. -- congress would like their message to be heard. also congress is not approve this operation. 2/3 rejected approval. >> to you voted to tell the president he could not continue the mission and to cut off funding. is this really a procedural matter and that was a problem that you had with the mission or did it reflect what you heard from your constituents which is a general wariness for war in the country? >> i believe that this president needs to come to congress for his authority. secondly, there is a great deal of concern as to what the mission is. we are not certain who these rebels are. we don't know what their geopolitical opinion is to the u.s., to their neighbors. we don't know what their commitment is to domestic of first city lost to domestic diversity. the outcome has not even been discussed. -- we don't know what their commitment is to domestic diversi
forces to the operations in libya. congress would like their message stops their voices to be heard. he needs to come to congress and explain this operation. -- congress would like their message to be heard. also congress is not approve this operation. 2/3 rejected approval. >> to you voted to tell the president he could not continue the mission and to cut off funding. is this really a procedural matter and that was a problem that you had with the mission or did it reflect what you heard...
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it's not just libya, it's the military rule in egypt right now and if libya does lose qaddafi, we don't know how or who is going to be operating that country. so if it goes on past that, that's another thing we're going toave to worry about. this is not a premium that's just going to go away on fear. this is something we'll have to live with going forward. >> woodruff: can you break it down, raad alkaadiri, country by country? how much of the anxiety is over saudi arabia or bahrain or iran or some of the other countries in the region in north africa and the middle east. >> i think whatever you have instability in the middle east, even when it doesn't directly impact oil production, what you see is the markets get spooked. they're always worried about some sort of contagion effect. obviously what's going on in the middle east right now is very new, it's very unsettling and it seems to be sweeping across the region. what people worry about ultimately the saudi arabia. libyan disruptions are important and the fact that you have physical disruptions as opposed to just the fear of physical d
it's not just libya, it's the military rule in egypt right now and if libya does lose qaddafi, we don't know how or who is going to be operating that country. so if it goes on past that, that's another thing we're going toave to worry about. this is not a premium that's just going to go away on fear. this is something we'll have to live with going forward. >> woodruff: can you break it down, raad alkaadiri, country by country? how much of the anxiety is over saudi arabia or bahrain or...
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o'en, looking at libya. -- owen, looking at libya, italy's investments have been diverse. >> yes. italy bought 49% of libya's exports. the italian prime minister, silvio berlusconi has met with gaddafi 11 times in the last year but libya's got 7.5% stake in his futbol club and it's got a stake in ewan credit and a big textile company, so that's why libya is so important to italy, and that's why it's another fall again on the milan exchange. >> it's going to be really interesting watching that the develop. >> or deteriorate. >> now in about eight hours apple shareholders are waiting to hear news. >> what they are going to do is basically, he is the very sick man, mr. jobs, the iconic leader of apple. the shareholders are worried. they are basically are going to revolt. they want to know if something awful happens to mr. jobs, what's the succession? for many people that doesn't seem unreasonable to ask, but apple says revealing it would help the other companies recruit. >> thank you very much. now a national state of emergency has been declared for new zealand in the wake of the dea
o'en, looking at libya. -- owen, looking at libya, italy's investments have been diverse. >> yes. italy bought 49% of libya's exports. the italian prime minister, silvio berlusconi has met with gaddafi 11 times in the last year but libya's got 7.5% stake in his futbol club and it's got a stake in ewan credit and a big textile company, so that's why libya is so important to italy, and that's why it's another fall again on the milan exchange. >> it's going to be really interesting...
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from eastern libya. after yesterday's victorious battle, the rebel volunteers flocked into the the the city who were -- and were in a state of nervousness. their nervousness grew worse. one man accidentally let off a grenade. the one addressed to the hospital. discipline is pretty much nonexistent. some remarkable picture show the scope of yesterday's battle. they were shot by a rebel soldier and there is no reason to doubt their authenticity. the battle was fierce. since the forces are better armed, the their superiority sometimes [unintelligible] that is what counted. there force played their part in the fighting. the rebels believe the pilots often miss on purpose. have a dozen people were killed on the rebel side. one man went to the local hospital to get news of his missing son. he found his body there. >> it is my son. they shot him. >> the command structure is vague. a senior officer is sent down from benghazi to command. he said the rebels will need to consolidate forces before they can launch th
from eastern libya. after yesterday's victorious battle, the rebel volunteers flocked into the the the city who were -- and were in a state of nervousness. their nervousness grew worse. one man accidentally let off a grenade. the one addressed to the hospital. discipline is pretty much nonexistent. some remarkable picture show the scope of yesterday's battle. they were shot by a rebel soldier and there is no reason to doubt their authenticity. the battle was fierce. since the forces are better...
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many in the east of libya are already beginning to see changes. we have been to see how one family is coping. >> when been sand, a few miles behind the front line of libya's war. their homes were damaged or destroyed by forces. there is no electricity or clean water there. but they have not been forgotten. the war drags on, it grows. he is volunteering his services that has lost most of its regular staff. they left because they say his troops deliberately target doctors. >> of the father of one of the families we visited needs a cylinder. >> hypertension, injuries from gunfire. >> this is good experience, but it is also his way of supporting the libyan revolution. he has lived all his 29 years under gaddafi. the night at any freedom of expression and the night of the opportunities that libya's oil wealth should have provided. he is taken back to meet his family. here is what remains of one of the government guns that would have pounded his home town into submission. >> this day, watching them and willing the uprising to succeed. his father an oil
many in the east of libya are already beginning to see changes. we have been to see how one family is coping. >> when been sand, a few miles behind the front line of libya's war. their homes were damaged or destroyed by forces. there is no electricity or clean water there. but they have not been forgotten. the war drags on, it grows. he is volunteering his services that has lost most of its regular staff. they left because they say his troops deliberately target doctors. >> of the...
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bbc news. >> the u n is looking at the situation in libya. there are many of pricings in the region. one person deplores the facts that lives have been lost. >> today we commemorate the victims of the uprising who have lost their lives or been injured as they shouted and claim their rights. it is a matter of socinus that some much blood has been shed -- a matter of sadness that so much blood has been shed in the name of change. >> how bad is the situation there? >> it is far beyond the capacity of the local officials to deal with immediately. there is a constant slowdown of egyptian migrant workers making their way out of libya and into to this year. they are pouring in at 1000 an hour. many have spent a night on the tarmac here. a very cold night. they are huddled with their possessions. this is the only place they can find to lie down and rest. 10,000 will be held later today. ththe there are arrangements to move them on. the nearest airport is a couple of hours away. 40 flights are going out today. they can take 3000 together. for every 10
bbc news. >> the u n is looking at the situation in libya. there are many of pricings in the region. one person deplores the facts that lives have been lost. >> today we commemorate the victims of the uprising who have lost their lives or been injured as they shouted and claim their rights. it is a matter of socinus that some much blood has been shed -- a matter of sadness that so much blood has been shed in the name of change. >> how bad is the situation there? >> it is...
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. >> hello and welcome from to broke in eastern libya. -- tubruk in eastern libya. more air strikes are under way tonight. anti-aircraft fire lit up the night sky. libyan state television are saying the capital has been attacked by what it calls "crusader enemies." that the attacks are not going to scared -- are not going to scare the namibian people. that is what libyan tv has been saying. coalition leaders are saying they effectively have a no-fly zone in place in the skies over libya. last night, one of the key targets was one of colonel gaddafi's compounds in tripoli where a three-story building was destroyed. the libyan authorities are saying civilians were in that area who had volunteered to be human shields and they could have been killed. the british foreign secretary william hague said there was no intention to kill or injure civilians. the idea of the coalition is to prevent -- protect civilians on the ground here. yet we have more from alan little. >> the war has come to the heart of the gaddafi's regime we heard the hard, metallic but of the missile stri
. >> hello and welcome from to broke in eastern libya. -- tubruk in eastern libya. more air strikes are under way tonight. anti-aircraft fire lit up the night sky. libyan state television are saying the capital has been attacked by what it calls "crusader enemies." that the attacks are not going to scared -- are not going to scare the namibian people. that is what libyan tv has been saying. coalition leaders are saying they effectively have a no-fly zone in place in the skies...
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the man convicted of the lockerbie bombing our rides back in libya. mr. al-megrahi now faces a sentence imposed by a higher power. it is one that no court in any jurisdiction in any land could revoke or overruled. >> polls have closed in afghanistan after a day of voting for the presidential election. counting has begun. 15 million were eligible to vote, but it looks as though taliban threats kept many away from the polling stations. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later, the suspected hijackers of the cargo ship bound in west africa on monday are back in moscow. and lightning strikes twice as usain bolt breaks another world record, this time in the 200 meter. hello to you. the man convicted for the lockerbie bombing has arrived in libya, facing death from terminal cancer. for that reason, released early from his life sentence by the scholars -- scottish government. abdelbaset ali al-megrahi issued a statement, including his sympathy for the unimaginable loss of family members and aga
the man convicted of the lockerbie bombing our rides back in libya. mr. al-megrahi now faces a sentence imposed by a higher power. it is one that no court in any jurisdiction in any land could revoke or overruled. >> polls have closed in afghanistan after a day of voting for the presidential election. counting has begun. 15 million were eligible to vote, but it looks as though taliban threats kept many away from the polling stations. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our...
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where does libya goes post qaddafi. >> libya will probably have the most difficult time going through the transition. in libya you have to start from the bottom up. there is nothing left there. qaddafi's regime pulverized libya politically, physically, culturally. in every way. in libya they couldn't have tried qaddafi in five years. they don't even have a judicial structure. there is no functioning civil society the way we know it. there are no political parties. there are no parliamentary traditions. and in libya also is not as homogeneous as tunisia. libya was cobbled up together by three main regions. and the only thing we know about libyan nationalism was forged during the struggle against the italian colonialism between the two world wars. now it's splintered. we have ideological differences. we have the islamists trying to assert themselves against the suffis in libya. then you have regional differences. yesterday jalil, the new leader, was talking about not the priorities that i would like to see or many people would like to see. his priorities were restoring polygamy, talking
where does libya goes post qaddafi. >> libya will probably have the most difficult time going through the transition. in libya you have to start from the bottom up. there is nothing left there. qaddafi's regime pulverized libya politically, physically, culturally. in every way. in libya they couldn't have tried qaddafi in five years. they don't even have a judicial structure. there is no functioning civil society the way we know it. there are no political parties. there are no...
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>> rose: welcome to our program, we begin evening with a look at what's happening in libya. >> we had kind of a crucial phase in that it now seems that the demonstrations have started to take place in tripoli and tripoli in many ways is a sense the big price, green square in tripoli is really the symbol of qaddafi's revolution. it's where he holds his annual parades. it's where three days ago he still walked around to prove that he was still in charge. >> you have this split in the security council, this reluctance on behalf of some of the members, in particular members of like russia and china who would say this particular instance, as all the arab uprisings, are not an international problem, they're domestic issues. it's domestic repression and the people are suffering but that doesn't mean the security council should act. >> rose: we continue with wendy kopp, the founder of teach for america. >> we need to change whole life paths and that requires transformational change. we need to step back, center ourselves and look at the last 20 years, which are extraordinary. we can through e
>> rose: welcome to our program, we begin evening with a look at what's happening in libya. >> we had kind of a crucial phase in that it now seems that the demonstrations have started to take place in tripoli and tripoli in many ways is a sense the big price, green square in tripoli is really the symbol of qaddafi's revolution. it's where he holds his annual parades. it's where three days ago he still walked around to prove that he was still in charge. >> you have this split...
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that libya is a full member of the u.n.. we accept that it's obliged to accept the u.n. security council resolution. therefore, libya has decided an immediate cease-fire and the stoppage of all military oppression. >> rose: secretary of state hillary clinton said the government now needs to show it is implementing the cease-fire. >> we are going to be not responsive or impressed by words. we would have to see actions on the ground, and that is not yet at all clear. we will continue to work with our partners in the international community to press qaddafi to leave and to support legitimate aspirations of the libyan people. >> rose: there are reports today from numerous sources that the cease-fire has not taken place at this time. also later today, president obama spoke of the resolution, giving qaddafi an ultimatum. >> if qaddafi does not comply with the resolution, the international community will impose consequences, and the resolution will be enforced through military action. in this effort, the united states is prepared t
that libya is a full member of the u.n.. we accept that it's obliged to accept the u.n. security council resolution. therefore, libya has decided an immediate cease-fire and the stoppage of all military oppression. >> rose: secretary of state hillary clinton said the government now needs to show it is implementing the cease-fire. >> we are going to be not responsive or impressed by words. we would have to see actions on the ground, and that is not yet at all clear. we will continue...